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Singer/songwriter Wil Holland, a.k.a. Lost on Purpose, describes himself as "yet another white guy chasing the dream of making music so as to avoid growing up and getting a 'real' job." So we know that he's self-aware and self-deprecating. His medium is the artfully constructed, repetitively structured pop song. His acoustic guitar playing is skillful and precise. The rhythmic "Lonely Road" sounds like it might have had some digital cut-and-pasting—either that or Holland's picking skills are superhuman. Some keyboard washes and electronic beats fill out the sound. His vocal self-harmonizing is tight, and "Black Widow Falls," the excellent disc closer, has an urgent sotto voce chorus that shows some Montreal pop influence. The songs are lovely but unfortunately some of them are dragged down by pedestrian diaristic lyrics. This could probably be chalked up to youth; if Holland really wants to chase the music-making dream, he might want to change his plan to include growing up a little. (mike.07.06)
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